Durgin Covered Bridge

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North Portal

Photo taken by Will in May 2011

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Facts 

Overview

Covered bridge over Cold River on Durgin Bridge Road in Sandwich

Location

Sandwich, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1869; rehabilitated 1966

Builder

- Jacob Berry

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 79.1 ft.
Total length: 96.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.5 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1983

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.85556, -71.36417   (decimal degrees)
43°51'20" N, 71°21'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/309993/4858546 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Tamworth

Inventory numbers

WGCB 29-02-07 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 83001130 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 24819 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 11/2011)

Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2010)

170

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 23, 2011: Updated by Will: Added information including builders name

Sources 

• Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
• Will Truax - Bridgewright [at] gmail [dot] com

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